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I've seen a drastic change in how women have been portrayed on GH over the years, with the biggest plunge during the Guza/Phelps/RC years, and that portrayal still hasn't recovered.
I didn't see the show before the Monty days, so will leave it to others to comment.
In the Monty years, and the Labine years,
Laura was strong. Actually kicka$$. She was a force to be reckoned with. It's because of Laura that Luke left the mob and they faced years of being pursued, and because of her strength that they never gave in.
Anna was literally kicka$$. She was our Emma Peel. She solved crimes, loved hard, and had the highest most graceful kicks while protecting herself and her loved ones.
Tiffany Hill was a diva, completely in control of her life and how everyone reacts to her.
Bobbie was a girl from the street, who set the tone of her relationships and overcame a man who beat her with her head held high.
Jackie Templeton was a reporter with a mission and nothing was going to stop her. I honestly thought she could take down any man who came after her.
In contrast, today,
The police commissioner is emotional and not very good at solving crimes.
Lulu, the reporter, is ditzy, impulsive, and doesn't think about the impact of her actions.
Anna was a sniveling mess for the longest time, and is now written to have actively seduced the biggest monster of her lifetime.
Laura is emotional and is seen by some others as fragile, mainly because of the Guza/Phelps years of breakdown.
Maxie is no longer a babbling brook, but isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. The writing for her is getting better, though. I like how she stands by Liesl and Nina.
Alexis came onto the show as this sharp attorney who held her own with Ric and now she's absolute mush when it comes to Julian.
I know that GH has a wider viewing audience than just women today, but we're all strong professionals and it's a turnoff to see how the writers view us. I think back to women who were raised to be housewives and their job was to keep their family together. There was nothing weak about them. They were a strong maternal leader who kept their family moving in the direction that they plotted, knowing how to influence their husbands to move in the same path. This is not a knock to men, just a statement that before women were allowed careers, it by no means true that they were they weak.
So, why has the portrayal of women been so out of touch with reality? Do the writers think that they will gain new viewers this way?
I'd love to know your observations.
I didn't see the show before the Monty days, so will leave it to others to comment.
In the Monty years, and the Labine years,
Laura was strong. Actually kicka$$. She was a force to be reckoned with. It's because of Laura that Luke left the mob and they faced years of being pursued, and because of her strength that they never gave in.
Anna was literally kicka$$. She was our Emma Peel. She solved crimes, loved hard, and had the highest most graceful kicks while protecting herself and her loved ones.
Tiffany Hill was a diva, completely in control of her life and how everyone reacts to her.
Bobbie was a girl from the street, who set the tone of her relationships and overcame a man who beat her with her head held high.
Jackie Templeton was a reporter with a mission and nothing was going to stop her. I honestly thought she could take down any man who came after her.
In contrast, today,
The police commissioner is emotional and not very good at solving crimes.
Lulu, the reporter, is ditzy, impulsive, and doesn't think about the impact of her actions.
Anna was a sniveling mess for the longest time, and is now written to have actively seduced the biggest monster of her lifetime.
Laura is emotional and is seen by some others as fragile, mainly because of the Guza/Phelps years of breakdown.
Maxie is no longer a babbling brook, but isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. The writing for her is getting better, though. I like how she stands by Liesl and Nina.
Alexis came onto the show as this sharp attorney who held her own with Ric and now she's absolute mush when it comes to Julian.
I know that GH has a wider viewing audience than just women today, but we're all strong professionals and it's a turnoff to see how the writers view us. I think back to women who were raised to be housewives and their job was to keep their family together. There was nothing weak about them. They were a strong maternal leader who kept their family moving in the direction that they plotted, knowing how to influence their husbands to move in the same path. This is not a knock to men, just a statement that before women were allowed careers, it by no means true that they were they weak.
So, why has the portrayal of women been so out of touch with reality? Do the writers think that they will gain new viewers this way?
I'd love to know your observations.
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